Tom Callis, Author at Hawaii Tribune-Herald

Affordable housing project underway

Mar. 08, 2019

The Hawaii Public Housing Authority is constructing 16 new affordable housing units in Hilo.

Senate passes GET hike

Mar. 06, 2019

The state Senate passed a bill Tuesday increasing the general excise tax to help fund education.

Two bills hit by ‘gut and replace’

Mar. 04, 2019 • Updated 8:54 a.m.

These are not the bills you are looking for.

County launches disaster recovery site

Mar. 04, 2019

Hawaii County has launched a website dedicated to issues related to recovery from last years Kilauea eruption.

Residents speak out on vacation rental rules

Mar. 03, 2019

Proposed rules for vacation rentals received a frosty reception Friday evening during a public hearing in Hilo.

Bill would give BI second water quality specialist

Mar. 03, 2019

Water quality monitoring on Hawaii Island will get a boost under a bill that passed the state House of Representatives on Thursday.

Ethics complaint targets Puna councilwoman

Mar. 02, 2019 • Updated 9:44 a.m.

Opponents of a water bottling facility proposed for Hilo have filed an ethics complaint against Hawaii County Councilwoman Ashley Kierkiewicz.

Study: Permafrost vanishing from Maunakea, Mauna Loa

Mar. 02, 2019

Hawaii Island is known for its microclimates.

PGV back online in 2019?

Mar. 01, 2019

Ormat Technologies, the owner of Puna Geothermal Venture, plans to bring the 38-megawatt power plant online by the end of the year.

A royal flush: Some Ka‘u residents face hefty bills for mandated sewer connections

Feb. 28, 2019 • Updated 4:37 p.m.

By 2050, the state requires all 88,000 cesspools in Hawaii, most of which are on Hawaii Island, to be closed.

FEMA aid could top $177 million

Feb. 24, 2019 • Updated 9:11 p.m.

The Federal Emergency Management Agency could end up spending $177 million on the Kilauea eruption.

Hilo Farmers Market works toward compliance

Feb. 23, 2019

Construction of new permanent canopies for the Hilo Farmers Market could begin this summer, according to its owner.

Disaster recovery bill passes committee

Feb. 23, 2019 • Updated 8:25 p.m.

A bill providing Hawaii County $60 million for disaster recovery passed the House Finance Committee on Thursday.

Hilo landfill closer to closure

Feb. 22, 2019 • Updated 7:34 a.m.

The state Department of Health is seeking public comment on a draft permit for closure of the Hilo landfill.

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Observatory celebrates two decades of discoveries

Feb. 22, 2019 •

• Updated 7:33 a.m.

From finding exoplanets to observing the collision of neutron stars, the Subaru Telescope atop Maunakea has given its scientists much to boast about during the past 20 years.

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